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Longmont police: Caught in the cuff

Posted:
05/26/2014 03:48:30 PM MDT

Updated:
05/26/2014 03:49:32 PM MDT

A transient arrested for stealing beer from the King Soopers at 2255 Main Street in Longmont on Thursday had to be transported to Longmont United Hospital to have a handcuff removed from his left wrist after the handcuff key malfunctioned, according to reports.

The suspect was seen taking an 18-pack of Budweiser from the store without paying for it and getting into a waiting car and driven away. The car was tracked to a nearby apartment through the license plate, according to reports. The driver of the car and resident of the apartment told responding officers he met the suspect through his work with Habitat for Humanity and had agreed to let him stay for the night. He had driven the suspect to the store, but didn't know about the theft. The suspect was handcuffed and taken back to King Soopers, where the beer was returned and the suspect was identified by the store's loss prevention officer, according to reports.

While being transferred between patrol cars, the key for the handcuffs on the suspect malfunctioned. Longmont Fire was dispatched to try to remove the cuff, but couldn't, so the suspect was transported to LUH where the cuff was removed.

A woman was bitten by her cat, Daisy, on Sunday after another cat attacked Daisy, according to a police report. The cat was placed under quarantine.

A man found sleeping at an ATM shelter in the 2100 block of Main Street on Thursday was arrested on outstanding warrant out of Boulder County for failure to comply with his probation order, according to reports. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to the Boulder County Jail.

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